Data Dust Artworks

These discs, once ubiquitous symbols of digital progress, are now rendered obsolete, their data fragmented and repurposed. This act of deconstruction and reconstruction mirrors the fragmentation of identity in the digital age, where our online personas are often a carefully curated assemblage of data points and digital representations.

The portraits themselves are a striking fusion of the human and the technological. The androgynous figures, with their smooth, almost plastic-like features, blur the lines between the organic and the artificial. Their eyes, often rendered as shimmering pools of data dust, suggest a new form of consciousness, one that is both human and machine. These cybernetic beings embody the merging of our physical and digital selves, prompting reflection on what it means to be human in a technology-driven world.

Gentry's works challenge viewers to contemplate the impact of data on our sense of self. In a world where our online activities, preferences, and relationships are constantly tracked and analysed, our identities are increasingly defined by the data we generate. The works question how this data-driven world shapes our self-perception and interactions with others, prompting us to consider the implications of this evolving reality.